The Stirlingshire side finished second in Group B of the Scottish League Cup, advancing to the ‘Best runners-up’ group, where they finished last of the eight teams, winning two and losing two of their four matches.

His first full managerial role came in 2006 when he took over at Lochee United. He has gone on to manage Brechin City, Raith Rovers, Dundee United and the aforementioned Greenock Morton.

McKinnon is expecting a stern challenge from the Nomads tomorrow: “It’ll be a very tough game, make no bones about it, but I’m looking forward to the game on Saturday; I hope the players are too, I hope the fans are as well.

We want to get them (the players) out there, we want to get going, we want to start building something here at the club.